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[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] patriciaanne3:
i like to have 2 or 3 devices on the go and find if u shop around u can get really good deals recooping losses later by selling the devices on.the wizard is being offered for a small price on contract and like all similar devices will hold its value so why wait.i enjoy using the exec and wizardand find both equal as regards performance and functionality.planmaker, textmaker and tom tom work great on the exec whereas i use the wizard more for the phone side.

my other half uses tom tom but finds everything else a waste of time.i always have to explain that when we broke down in france this year in the motorhome my devices came to the rescue. tom tom for navigation and the predecessor to the xda mini a magician a great way to communicate to the rescue service and to find the nearest garage for repairs etc.

best wishes

patricia
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] jonboy8841:
Wizard v Universal

The wizard really is a great piece of kit but the BIG disadvantage for me is the missing 3G radio.

We have been crying out for this type of pocket pc ever since 3G was launched and I must say the breach has been filled admirably.

Obviously size is important and having owned both (and still do) I would agree that that the universal platform is not the most stable and the last thing you want to do is take a call on the Universal whilst in public

I have managed to incorporate all the settings taken from a symbian platform handset ie Nokia 6680 and managed to use the device successfully even browsing with the '3' homepage. The security of the '3' was the most difficult to crack and I can now download the various downloads offered by the cheapest network.

I also have subscribed to the £45 package which gives you 512mb of bundled data which allows me to visit other sites now the 'garden wall' has been demolished once and for all. This really is where the universal comes into its own.

One thing I will agree with is the size prevents use as a normal handset so I use a bluetooth headset with the appopriate hacks from the wi-ki developers page.

I cant help thinking that the Universal would be a far slimmer device if they hadn't incorporated the keyboard which I find absolutely useless due to my prolonged use of the graffiti facility(far quicker to write anyway).

I look forward to a new alternative to the Universal which may do away with the keypad once and for all. This should make the device a more suitable size instead of the similarities with the old handhelds ie HP 720 and the like which I'm sure many of us remember.

I think this is crucial given that devices like the Sony Ericsson P990i are just about to be launched with 3g capability and many people will see this as a more pocketable phone/pda. Not in the same league I agree as a windows mobile 5 device but still blessed with a good email client and now of course wi-fi.

Just my personal experience but I felt necessary to post in order to even things up a little bit.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] ccsnet:
Re: Wizard v Universal

2 things... is it '3' that no longer have a walleed garden ? Im just curious...

Re 3G ( and I know this is Off topic ) - is it me or is there no actual use for 3G for joe public ? Yes I can understand business use and to a certian point show off to your mates video calling but until its on all networks and all phones ( inc fixed ) in all contries its best feature wont be used... again another reason to go for the Wizard rather than Universal.

Terran

PS Before any one says 'but you can watch TV' DVB-H will kick that in to touch soon
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Finraziel:
3G makes a BIG difference if you actually go websurfing... (which is actually the only reason I find it interesting, I really don't care about video calling, actually I really hope it wont become standard for a long time)

I don't have a universal, but I'm guessing the bigger screen (and more importantly resolution), along with the 3G, makes it perfectly suitable to websurfing.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] alese:
Universal is a great gadget, but it is not a usable phone. The way I see it it can be used as a small notebook, provided you don't expect too much. VGA and UMTS are great for browsing and mail. Also connected with BT mouse it can be used for Word or Excel (TextMaker and PlanMaker) and even Project. The issue is only that lack of USB Host and no Video out mean it can't be used as full laptop. So it comes down to personal preference and at least for Phone and PDA I'm going with Wizard for small notebook we'll see...
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] naughty:
Wizzard supports EDGE, it is more than enough to do web-sirfing..
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] patriciaanne3:
It's really interesting to see how different members use their devices-I didn't realise when i first purchased the exec that i needed a different sim card and tariff to use 3g. I think 3g is also more expensive and as other members have commented limited by network coverage and most people still having basic handsets. None of my contacts use 3g-in fact they find my interest in these amazing gadgets bemusing, eccentric...This doesn't bother me but thankgoodness there are othersout there who share my interest.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] colonel:
I really didn't think that the difference between 3g and a good gprs was much. i played with both in the o2 shop and couldn't think of a reason to buy the universal, although it does have a few advantages.

FYI I have a vodaphone 3g motorola 770 as my main phone (cost £90 payg) and I successfully linked the wizard to it via bluetooth and surfed at 3g speed. So I have the option if needed.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] andygreen:
One other advantage to 3G is that in a few months you will be able to dial into video servers that will have news, television, etc going over the circuit switched network, so you'll have much more reliable and responsive service, if you're willing to use your video minutes on it.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Jorgee:
With the new ROM, i'm glad i didn't give up my universal. It is now worlds faster WITHOUT any tweaking, and even more with tweaking.

I also had the Universal or WIzard dilema and only one factor mattered to me : SCREEN REAL ESTATE!

Guess who won
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] colonel:
Me = Wizard ---> Universal

Agree Jorgee.

The universal with the latest O2 rom is working super. With the next rom update, with radio version 1.09 and push email it will be even better.

I had a wizard for a few months and had to get rid of it.

Firstly note that I do not use either as a phone. i have a small cell phone for voice calls. I use these devices as my pocket pc with data only tariffs (a key advantage of o2 above all the other providers).

In this context the Wizard is really not a player:

1. Terribly slow cpu and os

2. Screen too small

3. No VGA.

4. Too slow to run skype well

5. Too thick (universal is thinner) - difficult to fit in backpack with papers.

6. Horrible stylus

7. Minisd card. All my deivces use SD. Its another std too far.

8. Non-std headphone socket

9. No 3g. GPRS web browsing is a joke.

Sry guys, but as a PDA there is no contest!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] testrider:
I have an OTG cable that worked fine with a 32 GB usb drive on my Galaxy S2 (stock ICS 4.0.4) without any additional driver. When I plugged it in, the notification came up "usb connected" and the drive was visible. I connected this same cable/drive to my Note 2 (stock 4.1.2 rooted) for the first time and it did not see it, nor did I see any notificication.

Did you see yours?

thanks.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sadeshmagic:
Yup mine works :)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] testrider:
Thanks for the reply. It was my usb drive. I bought a brand new Lexar usb 3.0 32 GB usb drive and Note 2 did not recognize it (Windows pc read/write to it just fine), even though I formatted it in my Windows pc to FAT32. I tried another usb drive and it came up just fine, without the need of any additional driver.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _08':
Yup mines working too.. though I have a rooted n2....

Afaik o2g somehow needs SU permission. ...

But on my tab 2 it works without the root..

Try diff usb pendrives....:thumbup:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] testrider:
Thanks. Mine is rooted. It was the usb stick. It worked fine in my pc's usb 3.0 and 2.0 ports though.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dzikidawid:
My working too on seagate 500 mb and pendrives.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] testrider:
Not sure why my brand new Lexar 32GB USB 3.0 wasn't recognized (it's usb 2.0 compatible).

it worked fine in my pc and transferred close to 100 Mbytes/s read and 50 MBytes/s write on the USB 3.0 port.

When I plugged it to the OTG cable, my Note 2 couldn't see it. The same cable with a 8 GB usb drive was working fine so

it wasn't the cable.

I already tried to format it in my windows pc to FAT32 and also to exFAT but none of them worked in the Note 2.

Any other suggestions? Thanks.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] testrider:
The same OTG cable and USB drive (Lexar 32 GB USB 3.0) worked just fine connected to a Galaxy S2.

Why the Note 2 didn't see it?

The only difference is that the S2 runs stock ICS 4.0.4 and the Note 2 runs stock JB 4.1.2. Both are rooted.

Any more suggestions?

Thanks.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] testrider:
bump
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bert.C:
My stock fw, rooted 4.1.2 note 2 works fine with my usb devices. Formatted to FAT32.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _08':
Can try the app called usb otg helper

You should get everything on it :D
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] myk1709:
well i have the cable as well n i have used it without any problem well try to connect it again and open it with "xplore" app its for free on playstore

i am able to access the pendrive from this explorer only:good:
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kristianlauren:
Hi,

I'm having a problem with my GPS not tracking in Google Navigation. It gets the initial location when I start the navigation but doesn't actively track when I begin moving.

I have the HTC One developer's edition and was using Android Revolution HD previously, then wanted to try Dirty Unicorns. When that wouldn't boot properly I flashed an AOSP kernel and got it working...except this is when I noticed that the GPS wasn't tracking and the mic for Google Now wouldn't pick up my voice. So, I gave up on that ROM for now and decided to go back Android Revolution HD, this time going with their latest build, 31.0. Flashed Team7's kernel and Google Now mic is working, except GPS isn't and has the same problem. I guess my last bet is to try the stock HTC One kernel but...the kernel available for download on HTC's dev site is for the google edition of the phone (for 4.3)? Or should I be flashing a different kernel?

Thanks in advance!
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] xghost11:
hi everyone

my friend send to me a sprint htc one with stock rom 4.3 and i need to sim unlock this great smartphone, i khnow the methode but my problem is when i launch the sim unlock app it dosent give me the superuser permission ,i launch root cheker and i see "decice not rooted" ,do you have a methode to root the 4.3 ?? because i rooted the device with the 4.2 root methode , any help ???

sorry for my bad english
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] xghost11:
the problem was fixed , just follow this :

http://htconeroot.com/htc-one-root/how-to-root-htc-one-windowsmaclinux/
[G2 General] talies1020:
I feel like I ought to start by saying a big thank you to all the great devs that keep us (me!) In great Roms. THANKS!

Now to the question, I've looked around but have not seen a stock g2 kernal to flash yet. Of all the roms I've tried on this device so far, the stock ROM has given the best CPU performance and I would like to take that with me a more customized ROM.

Does a stock g2 kernal exist out there to flash?

Thanks all and keep up the good work!
[G2 General] x714x:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2472318
[G2 General] talies1020:
That is service! Thanks!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bitablespore:
I have been using the Nexus 5 for a day now, and have encountered the most annoying problem... When the phone is connected to my car bluetooth (toyota Rav4), any audio spoken back from the GoogleNow tool is way too soft/quiet. All other bluetooth audio however is great, loud and clear. For example, if I use GoogleNow to say Navigate to HomeDepot, it will respond back "navigating to HomeDepot" at a volume level way too low to even barely hear, but once the maps application opens and starts speaking directions, the audio is great. It is only the GoogleNow voice that is down too low... all other BT audio and apps are just fine. This happens for any audio from GoogleNow played back in BT.

Can anyone else repeat the same problem? It can't be hardware related, right, since all other BT audio works fine?

Any ideas to resolve are appreciated.

Bitablespore
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roll-back:
My question is if purchasing a used Android device could have potential security & privacy implications? I would like to start experimenting with different ROMs. I have never installed a different ROM before but I have used Fedora Linux for years and that is the basis for my question. For example, when I have purchased a used laptop off Craigslist, I would always reinstall the BIOS before putting a fresh copy of Fedora onto the laptop. Although the chance of a BIOS virus is rare, better safe than sorry.

When I was looking at a few on-line tutorials about heimdall it looks like there are a number of files that can be used in flashing a new ROM to a device; some articles talked about some of the other fields like:

- Primary Bootloader

- Secondary Bootloader​

Are these bootloader files analogous to a GRUB or LILO that I would use on my Fedora Linux boxes? Or are they the same or different than the role of the hardware BIOS on a traditional x86 motherboard? Are there other files that fulfill other similar functions?

It seems like the bootloader files are exclusive for the specific device that they are on. So I am betting that installing the wrong primary or secondary bootloader onto a device could well brick it. Kind of like installing the wrong BIOS update on an x86 motherboard would likely turn it into a piece of toast as well.

Much like BIOS virus are equally as unique to the motherboard as they are rare, they unfortunately still exist.

My question is if it is possible to buy used device that is infected and not have a way to "re-install the BIOS" for lack of better wording. If that were the case then potentially any MOD that I were to put on to the device would still lend it to being compromised in a similar way to a rootkit virus?

I am a complete Android noob so I apologize if these problems don't exist in the mobile space or are already solved. My only frame of reference is the traditional x86 experience and I can't seem to locate anything online

Thanks everybody! :cyclops:
[HTC One V] EpicLordPhone:
Can anyone help me figure out how to get this to work? Im very new at porting, Please as soon as possible get back to me! Thanks in advaned!
[HTC One V] MameTozhio:
what phone are you porting from? Send me the zip I can look at it.
[HTC One V] EpicLordPhone:
Im porting from the mytouch 4g. I know that its GSM and has a FFC but I still want to try to get it to work! Im uploading the rom to google drive so ill give you the link in afew
[HTC One V] EpicLordPhone:
Heres the link! HERE
[HTC One V] MameTozhio:
are you using CM9 as a base? also be sure to get permission to actually post it as a ROM.
[HTC One V] EpicLordPhone:
Yes its CM9 and I know this is just a test that wont even boot and after i can get it to boot i will get permission. this is the cm9 base

And this is what i would like to port
[HTC One V] EpicLordPhone:
Any luck with finding out the problem?
[Galaxy Note 8.0 (Tablet) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooti] courtn00b:
Can users of Note8 and either Note10.1(original)/Note2 confirm if the version of S Note is the same? The 2014 edition note10.1 and note3 both aren't compatible with previous versions. Also there are many features missing from the app which I found useful (studying mathematics and the formula search feature in original s note was far superior).

I'm returning my note10.1 2014 for said reason and need to decide to go note10.1 or note8.

Also is there many good custom rom with s pen support? I notice omega do not do note8.

Thanks in advance.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prashantvrm:
when I press the power on button the boot till the bootanimation but then it hangs up there.when i press home or back key only the button lights up and nothing happens.

this problem occurred while i want delete some apps from /system/app/ i used root file manager to delete some app but unfortunately i deleted some other apps the phone was working good till then.but when i tried to replace those app via adb push "the whlole /system/appm backup folder" /system/app/ after few files my device rebooted and stuck at bootanimation.

i wasn't having the cwm and any backup or stock rom at that time. some how from xda i got a working cwm for my device but doing factory reset doesn't helps me i tried flashing other similar mtk 6577 rom but its not flashing only things that's working is nandroid backup and restore.

i can access adb via cwm and device stucked at bootanimation.

I think the systemui or other services are not starting up.

i went to service center they said they don't have the firmware they will return it to the company and will take 1 month can some help me up please since i am having access to adb i think something can be done.

i alse tried editing the nandroid backup by and custom rom but then and error comes

error while restore /system/
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheBadWo1f:
Has anyone had this problem?? When I'm texting on the stock messenger app my keyboard lags so much that the letters don't even appear on the screen until a few minutes later. It seems to only happen while I'm texting, It hasn't happened while web browsing or anything like that. Any one have any suggestions to fix this? I have apps running in the background but I usually close them when I'm finished. The app also crashes quite often. I'm on the newest update so 14.1.G.2.257 If it is the stock app is there any suggestions as to what other texting app I can use? And this may be unrelated but why is it that you can't assign sms tones to specific individuals. Is there also an app for that??
[General Topics] caswell:
I have been reading this forum up and down... and searching for an answer to this... but for some reason I can't find it anywhere... maybe I'm the only one with this problem.

Here is my setup...

BlueAngel (O2 XDAIIs)

WM 2003 SE Rom 1.42

I've been trying to use ArcSoftMMS 2.5.0.28 and I have even tried hard resetting and using the 2.0.0.13 and up versions of MMS Messenger... But nothing seems to help it.

This is the message I get...

"One or more of the message components have been deleted by MMS Adaptation. Either the message was too large or the components were unsuitable for your terminal."

I know it's not that the video clip was too big, because I tried a clip that was less than a half second or so... I also have tried using Motion-JPEG AVI, H.263 and MPEG4 but nothing seems to be sending it.

Please help me out or post a link if this has already been handled... I very much appreciate it.

Thank you,

Marc
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Loren Railsback:
Just wondering if this is considered good? Thanks for any input.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Loren Railsback:
Screen on time
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] GuestK00261:
For the screen-on time, yes. What ROM/kernel are you using? Could you click on the graph and post a screenshot of the big graph showing the wifi/gps/awake times?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
There already is a battery life discussion thread. Please use that.

Thanks

FNM
[HTC One X+] Lloir:
The kernel didn't update because the device is s-on, also the call dropping bug, is you're problem no one else mentioned it. Just do research on the small amount of ROMs we got.
[HTC One X+] ArminasAnarchy:
Hi,

How come you can be so sure of the cause? The 'symptom' must be relatively common, I suppose a bit like the technological equivalent of a headache and nausea.

The device is S-ON, you're right. I've read a little but I've not found anything specific to the UK about potential risks. You've got the same phone as me, and you're in the UK too, would you recommend going S-OFF? Does it cause problems with your carrier (I read somewhere that the manufacturer wasn't so bothered, but the carrier was - as it allowed the user to change certain things to do with the way the phone received carrier signal)?

Last bit on ROMs - I've read/seen quite a lot, but the information just isn't out there (unless you personally badger the devs, perhaps). The most official most ROMs get is a thread here. Compare that to (for instance) a Linux distro - you can more or less guarantee that if a distro is linked to on Distrowatch, it'll have it's own site, you can read up about source, included packages, what distinguishing features that OS has, what DE/package manager, etc. There's virtually no equivalent for phones - the best I've seen is xda's ROM listings under the device...if you're lucky one or two of the bigger ones (e.g. CM) will have it's own site. So, in lieu of that, I'm wanting to get a feel of what other users are doing, and what they'd recommend :p
[HTC One X+] Lloir:
you cannot S-OFF the X+ currently, so i'm not going into that. Also you stated you flashed from CM10.1 > 10.2, which i assume was a dirty flash (no full wipe etc)

it's like installing the Arch + xubuntu on the same hard drive, which is bound to cause issues. So a full wipe was needed, as you should know "nightlies" are well nightlies, UNSTABLE ;)

the closest we have to distrowatch are the rom reviews and so on. there's my PureAosp, AOSP+ both based on 4.3

CM as well you know what that is.

AOKP no longer supported but stable.

as "best rom" and so on are fround upon, due to the flame and chest beating and so on. which mean's you won't get a good answer tbh, and i'am quite impartial when it comes to rom's as i won't recommend anyone's rom's nor my own.